The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Collin County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Collin County tends to be republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Collin County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Collin County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Collin County, 51.55% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Collin County women make up 50.84% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Collin County is 37.6, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Collin County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Collin County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 11% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Rockwall County, TX: more conservative voters
- Denton County, TX: more conservative voters
- Dallas County, TX: more liberal voters
- Hunt County, TX: more conservative voters
- Grayson County, TX: more conservative voters
- Kaufman County, TX: more conservative voters
- Tarrant County, TX: more liberal voters
- Fannin County, TX: more conservative voters
- Cooke County, TX: more conservative voters
- Ellis County, TX: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Duval County, FL: more liberal voters
- Prince George's County, MD: more liberal voters
- Erie County, NY: more liberal voters
- Gwinnett County, GA: more liberal voters
- Hartford County, CT: more liberal voters
- Marion County, IN: more liberal voters
- Macomb County, MI: more liberal voters
- DuPage County, IL: more liberal voters
- Bergen County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Shelby County, TN: more liberal voters
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